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Yashoda Holding Infant Krishna
Keywords: Miniature Painting
Kangra Painting
Publisher: Allahabad Museum, Allahabad
Description: A Kangra style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. It shows Yashoda holding infant Krishna in her lap. Krishna is seen raising his finger towards the moon in the sky and insisting on to get it. Yashoda arranged a tub which is being filled with water. Yashoda is pointing the tub towards the reflection of the moon falling in the water. Four ladies and two cows are shown. In this painting, the ladies are dressed in ghanghara choli and odhani and children in jama.
Type: Miniature Painting
Received From: Allahabad Museum
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C.18th Century CE |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-03T04:16:50Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-03T04:16:50Z |
| dc.description | A Kangra style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. It shows Yashoda holding infant Krishna in her lap. Krishna is seen raising his finger towards the moon in the sky and insisting on to get it. Yashoda arranged a tub which is being filled with water. Yashoda is pointing the tub towards the reflection of the moon falling in the water. Four ladies and two cows are shown. In this painting, the ladies are dressed in ghanghara choli and odhani and children in jama. |
| dc.format.extent | 25.4 x 19.685 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad |
| dc.subject | Miniature Painting Kangra Painting |
| dc.type | Miniature Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AM-MIN-678 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | paper |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C.18th Century CE |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-03T04:16:50Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-03T04:16:50Z |
| dc.description | A Kangra style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. It shows Yashoda holding infant Krishna in her lap. Krishna is seen raising his finger towards the moon in the sky and insisting on to get it. Yashoda arranged a tub which is being filled with water. Yashoda is pointing the tub towards the reflection of the moon falling in the water. Four ladies and two cows are shown. In this painting, the ladies are dressed in ghanghara choli and odhani and children in jama. |
| dc.format.extent | 25.4 x 19.685 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad |
| dc.subject | Miniature Painting Kangra Painting |
| dc.type | Miniature Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AM-MIN-678 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | paper |
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